Responsive Materials and Methods

Preface xiii
 
PART 1 Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials 1
 
1 Smart Thermoresponsive Biomaterials 3
Mohammed Yaseen and Jian R. Lu
 
1.1 Introduction 3
 
1.2 Temperature-Responsive Polymers 5
 
1.3 Development of Thermoresponsive Surfaces 10
 
1.4 Surface Characterization 15
 
1.5 Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering Applications 16
 
1.6 Chromatography 20
 
1.7 Conclusion 22
 
References 22
 
2 Light-Triggered Azobenzenes: From Molecular Architecture to Functional Materials 27
Jaume Garcia-Amorós and Dolores Velasco
 
2.1 Why Light-Triggered Materials? 28
 
2.2 Azobenzene-Based Light-Activatable Materials 29
 
2.3 Photoswitchable Azobenzene-Based Materials 31
 
2.4 Photodeformable Azobenzene-Based Materials:Artificial Muscle-like Actuation 47
 
2.5 Conclusion and Perspectives 53
 
Acknowledgements 54
 
References 54
 
3 Functionalization with Interpenetrating Smart Polymer Networks by Gamma Irradiation for Loading and Delivery of Drugs 59
Franklin Muñoz-Muñoz and Emilio Bucio
 
Abbreviations 60
 
3.1 Introduction 61
 
3.2 General Concepts 63
 
3.3 Radiation Synthesis and Modification of Polymers (Approaches) 74
 
Acknowledgements 88
 
References 88
 
4 Biomedical Devices Based on Smart Polymers 105
Angel Contreras-García and Emilio Bucio
 
4.1 Introduction 106
 
4.2 Stimuli Responsive Polymers 107
 
4.3 Sensitive Hydrogels 108
 
4.4 Responsive Materials for Drug Delivery Systems 109
 
4.5 Intelligent Polymers for Tissue Engineering 112
 
4.6 Types of Medical Devices 113
 
Acknowledgements 117
 
References 117
 
5 Stimuli-Responsive Polymers as Adjuvants and Carriers for Antigen Delivery 123
Akhilesh Kumar Shakya and Kutty Selva Nandakumar
 
Abbreviations 124
 
5.1 Introduction 124
 
5.2

Ashutosh Tiwari is an Assistant Professor of Nanobioelectronics at the Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, IFM, Linköping University, Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials Letters, a materials chemist, and graduate of the University of Allahabad, India. He has published more than 125 articles and patents in the field of materials science and technology. Dr. Tiwari was honored with the Innovation in Materials Science Award and Medal in 2011, during the International Conference on Chemistry for Mankind: Innovative Ideas in Life Sciences.
 
Hisatoshi Kobayashi is the group leader of Biofunctional Materials at the Biomaterials Centre, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. He has published more than 150 publications, books, and patents in the field of biomaterials science and technology as well as edited/authored three books on the advanced state-of-the-art of biomaterials.